Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-23
ROBBED AND HANGED,
A San fedre stockman Stood In in hi, Own House and Eobbed-Ha q. nr.,,,, up Mith Rope Untn he ueco,,,,s NbconSsious-Arrsst of n,. p.-

Wheaton was resting on his he'd upasr an open window ia his house. at his San Pedro ranch, he was aroused from hls sleep by some one riding m to tba open door, and a Mexican called nm. asking for water. Mir. Wheaton told him to go to the well and get all he wanted. The Mexican parleyed for n time, asking if ho did not have water at the house, aad finally askiag where ths well WAS situated. Mr. Wheaton got up aEc went 10 the door and was inmedi- ateiy confronted by thre5 other dis mounted MeKicans, who grabbed him, one upon eacG side and the other cover log his eyes. The fourth Mexican linen d,smouGted and they all ioaE b;r int, the house, aud demanded N.s money
 They took from four to s.x dollars i, SiiFer from one pocket and thirty-one dollars IG gTeenbacks from his watch pocket two Sl0, two SJ, and one sI ir a!l, ;A;Ely-ors dollars.
 They then asked him fl niat vzs al the money Le had and he sad # WIS
 They replied that they sre-7 bst..-- for Lo had recently sod a lrs of h,.y- m Tombstone and had plenty of money
 at least tECEsald tcl!ars. which tIg,
 wanted; they threatened to ki,l him ii he did Dot tel! them where t was.
 Not getting any satisfaction tbev took hair rope from the saddle on tL, horse at the dOoT. md threyy If over bvami then they mRtc a moose and 9ut 4 about Mir. Whea:on's neck and drew him up. How long he remained suy- pended be does not remember Lu, ss the first choking sensations merged lu- to e burning sGfTocation hIs senses gradually became confused and he wgf soon entirely unconscious. When Le| returned 10 consciousness he was upou the floor, bound and guarded, while others Were searching the house for Y!under. They succeeded iu finding SlOO in gold lu B crevice under tLe window, but failed to find any more.
 Again thcy threatened to kill him Uu- less be produced more money, and he could hear the click O. the gun as iis hammer Was raised to dispatch him, d. though ID the darkness be could see hardly E gre than the outlines Of theIr forms. Nr. Wheaton st.l refused and told them to kill gWBy." They hesi- iated moment and aSail made another search for money, but without avail.
 IL was evident that they were then about 60 abandon the search and were concerned as to what disposition should be made Of Mir, Wheaton, and they finally told him they would throw him into the well. They took blauks. and bound # over his head Gud IiuioLed his arms and forced him out Of the huBsa 10 the well. They found this impossible. bowcver, for only sn cight-i8ch opening existed in the well so they took him back into ths house, put him oD bed; cut the rawhiGe Eues iron has bride and rebound his hands heh;ua biu and his right foot drawn up Es far Bs possible toward them. Taking their hair rope nnd such plunder as they wanted, they went ont; first sdmC nishinc him that it he should give any slsEm or s-ni word to tbe sheriff they wouid return and kill h.n. They locked tEe door, bari cgded the window and Then dissp peaTed n the darkness.
 Every one who knows Mr. Wheaton knows that his One distinguish IA char acteIistic ls the lack of al Tear and the most uIHiuchIng bravery. Bound down Us be WE-, and suffering from the iEJUr- ies already inflicted. h:s one thought wss 10 get word to his Deighbors for ihs double Tu-pose of preventing taeir suffering like fate and tO intercept the robbers.
 He hsnd= were bound with the raw hide reins, which v3uld not admit of very severe ku0tF. and m their hssle ] they had caTeiessly tIeG thOm, and after ! very secure ezertiOns Es succeeded in ! fioeIuR his hands within twenty minutes l after tEey left.
 He Sa; uu- of e Lack window the ! NJ x:ca.s had rot observed frl went Ht once to the residence cf Cous table An ! soniJ S1.o, rJu5.-y him ugt of bIs sleep. Taking horse tBeIs he ve-, Go ] Morgan ranch, and -1. ilf-e Mex ! csn5 to accompany L.n down Co J, r. | uotnzt1i's EsLch fuliy expecting that ] he robbers had paid him a -isit, II hs- ! sen had not been uei--t l. lrI Le a' ] once went ar1Uod '0 cil hi9 Ioichb1'9 I Co vs-l them, while Nr. WLca'on aIl l the otless returned Co EhtalUn's ranch, l srri7iu ,he5e about dh.light.
 Tn looking over his effects Mr. NEea- ] ton found there were missing ihs f"l- I lowing articl- -s; i silv=r Ta'1h. n.ck!e 1 plated doubl5-ac,iHn Cois's revolver, ] .nlibre 4J: a calibre % [. 5. gu1, the l property of The Territorial militia; E | cheap nickel plated RrltIsh bulldog pis- tol, a pair oi Mcclellan government 1 saddle bags, a new, Srny, casslmsre | sLlrt and three pair cotton socks. Per. ! haps other articles were taken that be l has rot missed.
 Upon tracking the robbers it vas | found that the three dismounted Mex ! cans had tied their horses ID ihe bush l ss about three hundred yBrds away, and 1 went to the house on foot. After re- l mounting they won't down the road, and | the trRilers follosed them yesterday to |
 A short distance beyond MartIEez's l ranch, where other tracks obllterhted l them. and NIT. Wheaton resolved Co l come to this city at cnce, bnt vas | obliged to loi;er along the rosd ID or | der to reach here after dark to RFold l being seen by any of the robbers should | they be 10 the city,
 On Monday morning four mounted 1 Mexicans were seen gong out 10 tbe l San Pedro, and at one place one of them | WAS recognized as PanchO Gomez, l worthless character who has never been | known 10 do any honest work. At noon they passed WheatOn's house. End | went about three miles beyond and | canned. whether or not these were the | parties concerned in the robbery cou!i 1 only be conjectured at that time, but | later developments go to show that they | committed the crime. Mir. Wheaton l reached the Sherifl's office. Rbont Ealt nas. eight o'clock lsst highland to!1 hl- story to Under Sheriff Shibel and Mar sbsi Roche. They had long suspected 1 that Gomez YVES engaged m some evil l scbemes. and when his name ~Es men tIoped and the denomination of the stol- en yreenbsoks stated, Mr. Roche sad that Gomez has that day paid SlOO 70 Recorder c, H. Meyer, on the fine ot I5hrado Corona, who was m jail Tor shooting up Barrie LibTe. Come had no known i terest in the despersdo Cor ona. and his efforts to libeTs'c the prs oner. together with the large sum ot money be was able to pay, were lnithem- eaIvas sHiTicien. 10 excite suspicion.
 MT. Roche said that Gomez had Judge Never two sI0 and two g notes as part of inc fine. Mr. Wheaton said he c"u.d easily recognize one of the tyes from
 -.-,i;a, bola that had been punched